It Takes a Volunteer
PREPARING TOMORROW’S LEADERS
The It Takes a Volunteer campaign has a goal of raising $3.5 billion, including $225 million at the UT Institute of Agriculture, to create an unparalleled student experience, advance research that improves lives, and lead the way in college athletics. UT invites those who believe in the power of the Volunteer spirit to invest in our students, our community, and our future.
Help Students Succeed
Our goal is to help students stay on track, find community, and thrive after graduation.
Advance Research
Our focus is on translational research—work that moves beyond theory to make life and lives better.
Strengthen Communities
UTIA is fostering leadership, community, and innovation in all ninety-five counties.
Create a Legacy
Your generosity becomes a beacon of hope, lighting the way for the success of future Vols.
Innovation Takes Root in Rural Tennessee and Alabama
Donating from Your Retirement Plan
Additional investment can help:
- Accelerate health care breakthroughs that matter to the people of Tennessee.
- Secure the future of our planet and communities through solutions in energy.
- Drive discovery and innovation to produce new technology that improves lives.
- Attract nationally renowned researchers and educators who are generating new knowledge across disciplines.
- Expand access and strengthen UT’s land-grant mission through scholarships.
- Design unique honors experiences that keep high achievers in the state.
- Develop servant leaders who help shape Tennessee and the world.
- Provide hands-on experiences and networks that translate into successful careers.
Ways to Support Students
Questions about giving?
Tom Looney
tlooney@utfi.org
865-974-8622
Questions about your estate?
Ashley Eshleman
aeshleman@utfi.org
865-974-5720
Invest in the lives of future Volunteers.
Gifts to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are made through and payable to the University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. (UTFI), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)3 that manages all alumni, development, and philanthropic endeavors of the University of Tennessee and its related campuses and institutes.
